ELPUB 2017 - The 21st International Conference on Electronic Publishing

Website http://www.cyprusconferences.org/elpub2017 | Edit Freely

Category Electronic Publishing;Open Science;

Deadline: March 30, 2017 | Date: June 06, 2017-June 08, 2017

Venue/Country: Curium Palace Hotel, Limassol, Cyprus

Updated: 2017-01-24 18:39:47 (GMT+9)

Call For Papers - CFP

Theme:Expanding Perspectives on Open Science: Communities, Cultures and Diversity in Concepts and Practices

Conference dates and location: 6-8 June 2017, Limassol, Cyprus

Conference Host: Cyprus University of Technology

Scope

The International Conference on Electronic Publishing (Elpub) is entering its 3rd decade of continuous engagement with the changing landscape of publishing and scholarly communications. Elpub 2017 continues the tradition, bringing together researchers, policy makers, public managers, publishers, librarians, developers, entrepreneurs, users and all other stakeholders interested in issues regarding electronic publishing in widely differing contexts.

Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean, after Sicily and Sardinia. At the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa, its geographic location, rich, unique history and cultural diversity make it particularly well suited for hosting ELPUB 2017.

The conference this year will focus on the diverse perspectives about Open Science, one of the most widely discussed topics in research communications today. Despite the common claims that Open Science improves transparency and accountability throughout the research life cycle while democratizing the knowledge production process, empirical research and conceptual validation of these ideas has been limited. In addition, there is a growing tendency to conceptualise Open Science as a set of conditions waiting to be met, without regard for regional differences, including cultural and historical contexts of knowledge production. We, therefore, invite researchers and practitioners from diverse backgrounds to share their results and ideas at what we hope will be a highly interactive forum.

Elpub is also exploring alternative models of interaction and co-creation between scholars and citizen scientists and the role of dissemination and publishing within these interactions. As such, the conference is open to a broad range of questions, including:

*Who determines the agenda and direction of emerging discourses around Open Science?

*How does Open Science challenge the current positions and power of players and agents, - in developing and developed countries, with scholars and their networks, commercial and academia-based publishers, research institutions and e-infrastructures - as well as their respective agendas?

*Are we seeing a converging global view of Open Science, or are there disciplinary, regional, and other differences that are important to consider?

*What are the gaps between existing Open Science policies, regulatory frameworks, and implementation requirements and how should they be addressed?

*How do Open Science agendas relate to the Open Innovation agendas of governments, funders and institutions? What is the impact of these agendas on research funding and dissemination practices?

By assessing these interlinked questions, the aim is to improve our understanding of current challenges and opportunities in the ecosystem of open science, and how to move forward collaboratively in developing an inclusive system that works for a broad range of participants. Please join us in this exciting discussion!

Topics include but are not restricted to:

Conceptual Frameworks

Open Science and Knowledge Commons

Gender and Open Science

Political Economy of Knowledge Production

Indigenous Knowledge and Cognitive Justice

Open Science and Interdisciplinary research

Open Science and Digital Humanities

Social Science Research and Open Science

Global Change Research and Open Science

Web Science and Open Science

Issues on Intellectual Ownership of Publications

Open Science and the Research Lifecycle

Diversity of Outputs and Representations

Quality Assessment

Alternative Forms of Publishing

Evaluation and Monitoring

Tools, Technology and Infrastructure

Preservation of Digital Research Outputs

Data Visualization

Big Data Analytics

(Linked) Open Data

Collaboration Tools and Platforms

Citizen Science

Public Policy and Lay Participation

Science Beyond Academia

Incentives and Recognition

Attribution for Data and Code Sharing

Funding and Sustainability

Governance of Shared e-Infrastructure

Innovative Models

Funders and Institutional Policies

Policy Alignment

Important dates

15 Oct. 2015 Distribution of Call for Papers

1 November 2016 Submission Site Open

Jan. 16, 2017 Submission Deadline for Extended Abstracts

15 February 2017 Author Decision Notification

30 March 2017 Submission of Full Paper for Final Review

15 April 2017 Return of Final Review

10 May 2017 Submission of Final Paper

30 May 2017 Proceedings uploaded

6-8 June 2017 Conference

Contact

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us:

General Chair: Fernando Loizides

Emerging Interactive Technologies Lab, University of Wolverhampton, UK

Programme Chair: Leslie Chan ,

Centre for Critical Development Studies, University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada

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